PEP24
Power and Control
Batteries
Battery 1
Capacity: 71,688mah + 17,457mah + 14,206mah = 103,351mah
Battery 2
Capacity: 90,007mah + 12,816mah = 102,823mah
Battery 3
Battery 4
PCB Iterations
V0.1 (Breadboard)
Pre-PCB design that often was multiple parts of the system that would eventually become one.
Pros
- Easy to add/change components for testing
Cons
- Unreliable connections
Components
V0.1 (Breadboard)
V1
Version one was created by Brandon Marcellus & Juan Silva early on in the start of the project after we had started some of the basic wiring of control and data collection.
Pros
- Organization greatly improved
- Power distribution
Cons
- Logic level shifter was not wired correctly
- Not enough IO ports were available for use
- SD Card module VCC pin was connected to 3.3V instead of 5V
V1
V 1.1 (Breadboard)
V2
PEP24 Overview
PEP24 was RCCF's first time competing.
Our boat was a catamaran constructed out of layered XPS foam wrapped in fiberglass.
This year provided a strong foundation for future years. The LIthium Iron Phosphate batteries, selected for their long life span, continued to power the team through the next two years.
2024 Whitepaper:
2024 Google Photos
